Planning application
49 Prentice Court Northampton NN3 8XS
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful development certificate (proposed) for change of use from C3 dwelling house to C2 residential childrens home
As published by the council, reference 2024/4419/LDP
Application record
- Reference
- 2024/4419/LDP
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed)
- Status
- 10 - Approved
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 18 Sep 2024
- Validated
- 18 Sep 2024
- Decided
- 8 Nov 2024
- Ward
- Talavera Ward
- Parish
- Northampton Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- NN3 8XS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Sep 2024
Received by West Northamptonshire
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8 Nov 2024
Decision issued: Approval
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4 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Northamptonshire granted permission on 8 November 2024, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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